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The Lightning Thief Main article: The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief is the first book in the series. It was released on June 28, 2005. Percy Jackson is a 12-year-old with ADHD and dyslexia. Percy goes to a middle school called Yancy Academy, which is a school for troubled kids. During a field trip, Percy is attacked by Alecto, a mythological creature known as a Fury, who was disguised as his pre-algebra teacher Mrs. Dodds. Percy kills Mrs. Dodds with a pen sword that his Latin teacher

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief is a movie based off of the book series, Percy Jackson & The Olympians, written by Rick Riordan. Rick Riordan is an American author who is most famous for writing the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series, about a twelve year old boy who discovers that he is a son of Poseidon. His books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the United States. This movie is based on Greek mythology. The main character, Percy Jackson

Most local governments had a laissez faire approach to prostitution and that motivated several social justice reformers to band together during the Progressive Era. Iowa became the first state to pass injunction and abatement laws in 1909. Again, state prostitution laws didn’t exist up until that point in history! Although, every state eventually followed suit by passing those same laws, which allowed police to shut down brothels as “public nuisances” as long as there were complaints from concerned

Xia couldn't help but feel a little guilty when she seen embarrassment creep up on the other woman's face, what did she have to be embarrassed over? [b]" Three sets of clothes? That must be nice! I only have what I have on, what I came to this country in."[/b], she admitted with a shrug obviously not embarrassed by her own admission at all. Xia was the type to spend a lot of her time in her hound form anyways so clothing wasn't a huge deal. [b]" Nothing to be embarrassed about."[/b] As least she

There are great actors and then there is Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Even in films that have not worked well or critics and/or audiences have poorly responded to, they command our screens, steal away our attention, and make every line reading they give something worth listening to. In short, there are in a master class of acting prowess few, if any, can hope to achieve. With Fences, the two simply circle around one another impressively, just as they did on Broadway in a 2010 revival of the

Nowhere near extreme enough. The fucker still breathed. Andreas scrubbed his gun hand over his head, the hum in his blood keeping him on edge, the caged animal in him fighting for release, he paced the room. Sweeping aside his coat’s lapel he holstered his weapon and inhaled through the burn in his gut. When the roar inside him subsided to a dull pounding, he dropped into a two-seater. “I’ll not apologize.” Fuck! He sounded like wannabe Freddie. The drumming of nails stopped. “I was not aware I

Although protective equipment is so important for the safety of soldiers, advances in weapons is what wins wars. The United States military is constantly designing new weapons for soldiers because with each new threat, a new counter is needed. As for weapons used to take the enemy out, there are infinite possibilities of weapons that could be designed for that area weaponry. The Unites States military is trying to design weapons that no other country has so that the enemy won't know what hit them

to prove yourself worthy. First, you must bring something, anything, from the underworld.” Off Poseidon went. With great agility and patience, Poseidon ventured to the Underworld, he passed the guards, and found what he had been seeking: A hellhound. He fought a vicious battle with the monster, but in the end he was victorious, and brought the head of the mighty beast to Gaia. “I am quite impressed. You have completed the first task, Poseidon.” “Thank you, Lady Gaia.” “Your second task

burial grounds. With this kind of colorful history, it is no wonder that the woods and nearby Haven Beach, overlooking Chesapeake Bay, are haunted and legendary. Folklore has woven many tales that include sightings of ghost horses, spectral headless hellhounds, unexplained floating lights, orbs, the ghosts of British and Spanish soldiers, and a ghost pirate ship that appears just before an unexpected storm is setting in. One of the most perturbing legends is of the time travel portal that has been

Two very powerful female figures are presented in Error of The Faerie Queene, and Sin of Paradise Lost. These two characters are quite similar in description, Milton making a clear tribute to Spencer's work. Both characters have the same monster qualities, and both posses allegorical names and qualities. Error is by far the most disgustingly described of the two monsters. In Book 1, Canto 1, she is the first obstacle to meet the knight and his party. She represents the consequences of the night's